Command Line Interface Guide

1718 System Management Commands
Example
The following example specifies the switch host name.
console(config)# hostname Dell
initiate failover
To manually force a failover from the management unit to the backup unit in
a stack, use the initiate failover command in Stack Configuration mode.
Syntax
This command has no user guidelines.
Default Configuration
There is no default configuration.
Command Mode
Stack Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command forces a warm restart of the stack. The backup unit takes over
as the new management unit without clearing the hardware state on any of
the stack members. The original management unit reboots. If the system is
not ready for a warm restart, for example because no backup unit has been
elected or one or more members of the stack do not support nonstop
forwarding, the command fails with a warning message.
Example
console(config-stack)#initiate failover ?
<cr> Press enter to execute the command.
console(config-stack)#initiate failover
Management unit will be reloaded.
Are you sure you want to failover to the backup unit?
(y/n) y
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